Originally posted by: borisI've said it so many times that it's getting really really old - but so many DVD's were mastered from the old master tapes used for LD's that I don't see what the problem is here. It's not like they're promising more then they're delivering - and the quality will be good. Again, I'm glad they didn't grind it through the process the 2004 version went through that resulted in a picture that is good quality yes, but does not look like the star wars film.
The funny things is: on every average movie, people would justly dismiss inferior quality and simply not buy the DVD. There would be no discussion. But in the Star Wars universe, you have a whole horde of people who constantly try to downplay this ridiculous treatment. They look ugly and nowhere close to DVD quality, nothing what fan preservations already hadn´t done, which is just plain embarassing, Period. If you like that, and are willing to spend money for it, that´s fine.
By the way, the way the 2004 SE looks is closest to what the negatives look like (except the boosting of the colours).